[maven-release-plugin] prepare release maven-resolver-2.0.0-alpha-3
diff --git a/maven-resolver-api/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-api/pom.xml
index ed32bfb..b082962 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-api/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-connector-basic/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-connector-basic/pom.xml
index 4cae1a5..60ba5fe 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-connector-basic/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-connector-basic/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-connector-basic</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 620acba..8c7043f 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver-demos</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>resolver-demo-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-snippets/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-snippets/pom.xml
index 3cd6eb8..3cbaf48 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-snippets/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver-demos</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-demo-snippets</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-demos/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-demos/pom.xml
index 9342a79..8d9b784 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-demos/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-demos/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-demos</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-impl/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-impl/pom.xml
index 6b8923f..4f2b5ee 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-impl/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-impl</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-named-locks-hazelcast/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-named-locks-hazelcast/pom.xml
index e5c696c..d197381 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-named-locks-hazelcast/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-named-locks-hazelcast/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-named-locks-hazelcast</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-named-locks-redisson/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-named-locks-redisson/pom.xml
index 4079dd6..ac1d125 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-named-locks-redisson/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-named-locks-redisson/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-named-locks-redisson</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-named-locks/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-named-locks/pom.xml
index 3aca02f..19e2229 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-named-locks/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-named-locks/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-named-locks</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-spi/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-spi/pom.xml
index ee2ad0f..caa75e3 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-spi/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-spi/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-spi</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-supplier/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-supplier/pom.xml
index 525c932..0186be1 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-supplier/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-supplier/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-supplier</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-test-util/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-test-util/pom.xml
index b3d7e37..c1b3928 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-test-util/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-test-util/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-test-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-tools/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-tools/pom.xml
index 6b5e883..eea20f1 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-tools/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-tools</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-apache/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-apache/pom.xml
index dcd4695..c35f277 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-apache/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-apache/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-apache</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-classpath/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-classpath/pom.xml
index 5d13c00..3a52f2d 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-classpath/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-classpath/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-classpath</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-file/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-file/pom.xml
index 5664ea7..3100534 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-file/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-file/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-file</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-11/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-11/pom.xml
index cd3b54c..dcd9ef3 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-11/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-11/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk-11</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-8/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-8/pom.xml
index 90c3be4..69d49e8 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-8/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-8/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk-8</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk/pom.xml
index 521198f..4d097c3 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/maven-resolver-transport-jdk/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/pom.xml
index 1b4dabc..cdc40e7 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jdk-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-jetty/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-jetty/pom.xml
index 3243d08..a3baa8a 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-jetty</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-transport-wagon/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-transport-wagon/pom.xml
index d303734..daa0ec6 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-transport-wagon/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-transport-wagon/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-wagon</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-util/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-util/pom.xml
index 905a48e..eaf7b6a 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-util/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-util/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c513909..f9cbef7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-resolver</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.0.0-alpha-3</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Maven Artifact Resolver</name>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-resolver.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-resolver.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>maven-resolver-1.9.14</tag>
+    <tag>maven-resolver-2.0.0-alpha-3</tag>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/maven-resolver/tree/${project.scm.tag}</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     <minimalMavenBuildVersion>[3.8.8,)</minimalMavenBuildVersion>
     <!-- MRESOLVER-422: keep this in sync with Javadoc plugin configuration (but cannot directly, as this below is range) -->
     <minimalJavaBuildVersion>[17,)</minimalJavaBuildVersion>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-11-15T14:56:04Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-11-28T14:37:36Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>